lockdown parties in downing street and that the pm should resign in the national interest. live from our studio in singapore this is bbc news. it s newsday. it s 8am in singapore, ”am in melbourne and 4am in dubai where in the next 90 minutes or so, novak djokovic is expected to touch down following his deportation from australia. a panel ofjudges upheld the australian government s decision that his refusal to be vaccinated against covid 19 made him a threat to public health. the serbian prime minster has accused australia of a witch hunt. meanwhile, back in melbourne, the australian open is now under way without its defending men s champion. from there shaimaa khalil reports he s used to winning on court, but today, he was defeated in it. the world number one men s tennis player lost his last ditch battle to stay in the country and was forced out of australia. ..the amended application be dismissed, with costs. threejudges upheld the government s decision to cancel h
the australian open tennis tournament is under way in melbourne, but without the men s world number one, novak djokovic. is the tournament in melbourne finally gets under way he has landed in dubai and left behind a frantic and messy legal wrangle which he ultimately lost. the federal court agreed with the view of the government thatis with the view of the government that is status as a role model coupled with his perceived opposition to being vaccinated against covid could have had a impact on public health orders in australia. our middle east correspondent is near the dubai international airport and phil mercer is in melbourne. we have seen pictures of novak djokovic arriving in dubai. what next? it is still not clear what is next. he arrived a little over one hour ago and the picture you have shows and getting off the aircraft. there are two or three options in front of him. number one, whether he heads to serbia when notjust his family but the whole country has been rally
after losing his attempt to have the government s decision to remove his visa overturned. a federal court upheld the decision to cancel his visa on the grounds that the world number one s refusal to be vaccinated against covid made him a threat to public health. the serbian prime minister accused australia of a witch hunt. from melbourne shaimaa khalil has the latest. for days, he s been fighting to stay in australia. but novak djokovic has finally conceded he has to go after three judges upheld the government s decision to cancel his visa. the amended decision to cancel his visa. lie: amended application. the immigration minister had argued that the unvaccinated tennis star s presence here could bolster anti vaccination sentiment, with the government s lawyer describing him as an icon for anti vaxx communities. in his statement, the world number one said, i will now take time to rest and recuperate before making any further comments. i m extremely disappointed with the cou
people feel angry about what s been going on in downing street, i feel angry about what is going on in downing street, but the correct process now is to get to the full facts. and for the prime minister to appear before parliament, which he will do, and be held to full account. it s being reported a man who held four people hostage at a synagogue in texas for more than 10 hours is a british citizen. police say the man is now dead, all the hostages have been freed. later this hour, exploring the impact of climate change around the world. a special episode of life at 50 degrees focuses on one canadian town that suffered a record heatwave and devastating wildfires last summer. good afternoon. welcome to bbc news. the tennis star novak djokovic has deen deported from australia after losing his attempt to have the government s decision to remove his visa overturned. a federal court upheld the decision to cancel his visa on the grounds that the world number one s refusal to be vacc